Dean Smith - Confirmed

[passport1]

Brentford dominated us more than any team they have played this season. That's a team set up and managed by their ex manager.That  alone should be cause for some concern.

[Risso]

The point about the transfer window is a difficult one.
If I understand correctly, the set up of the club is that ‘suso’ identifies and brings them in and Smith has to coach them?
If he has identified Hause and the kid from Swansea’s treatment room, then I am not overly confident about the summer.

Me either.  Not to mention that shit Spanish keeper.

[Steve67]

We are a mid table Championship side. Tonight wasn't that bad. In fact, it's what I expected, an ordinary performance from inconsistent players. A brilliant goal won the game. It's the hope that kills you. This season is done.

[themossman]

‘They’ve done that for the last three or four years here’. Uh-oh.

[cdbearsfan]

Pathetic transfer window. Needed a dynamic midfielder and we got an injured one. Needed an excellent left back and we have a rubbish centre-half playing there.

I'm not in the Smith Out camp just yet, but a bad month including poor results against Albion and Blose could swing me.

Who exactly do you think he should have signed?

We’re mid table in the championship.  Who do you realistically think was gettable?  Nobody in the top 2 divisions that’s for sure.

What trees do these dynamic midfielders and left backs grow on?  I must be sure to let Smith know.

If you don't think Aston Villa can attract any player "in the top two divisions" then I've no wish to discuss this with you any further.

[ChicagoLion]

Sometimes managers just can’t replicate their success at another club. No shame in that. He looks increasingly lost. When we were getting pissed on in the second half did anyone feel like smith had a decisive change in him?

He changed the personellnot the system or shape, it’s all a bit Brucelike.

[Risso]

He's Delusional Dean if he thinks the play offs are still possible.

[Pete3206]

Can't believe Smith is moaning about the penalty appeal. It wasn't  a pen and they had a better shout of one in the first half.

[Damo70]

The playoffs are completely beyond us now.

Mathematically we still have a decent chance of the play offs. Realistically we don't look even close to putting a decent enough run together to make it a reality.

For me we need to stick with Smith and give him a summer of wheeling and dealing and pre season preparation.

[Goldie.7]

The guy has no clue what he's doing... We look worst than we did under Bruce.

I see ZERO pressing from this lineup of individual players. 3 wins from 15 is abysmal and it needs to fucking change pronto.

[stubbsyandy]

Right, sorry but Dean you  are delusional....should have had a pen, rubbish ref etc but e=we are being outplayed EVERY GAME

[Risso]

The playoffs are completely beyond us now.

Mathematically we still have a decent chance of the play offs.

Do we bloody hell.  Seven points behind having played a game more.  What mathematical system are you using to come up with that conclusion?!

[Pete3206]

Wishful thinking system. We are done

[Brassneck]

Pathetic transfer window. Needed a dynamic midfielder and we got an injured one. Needed an excellent left back and we have a rubbish centre-half playing there.

I'm not in the Smith Out camp just yet, but a bad month including poor results against Albion and Blose could swing me.

Who exactly do you think he should have signed?

We’re mid table in the championship.  Who do you realistically think was gettable?  Nobody in the top 2 divisions that’s for sure.

What trees do these dynamic midfielders and left backs grow on?  I must be sure to let Smith know.

If you don't think Aston Villa can attract any player "in the top two divisions" then I've no wish to discuss this with you any further.

So who was gettable then? We lost out on a LB in the summer because a PL side came in for him.  Do you really think any top half Championship side would allow us to take their best players in January? We haven’t even been able to do this in the past 3 summers.

All hail the saving grace though - Brentford have got a couple of decent players.

[SoccerHQ]

Don't know what to do really.

Staggered how much we've declined in two months. We look just as clueless in all aspects of the game as the last six weeks under SB.